Narrow Web What's New

Published: June 30, 2005, By PFFC staff

Narrow web new products from: Avery Dennison, Tailored Solutions, imaging Technology international, Labelblank, and S&E Release.

Reporter Clips

Published: June 30, 2005, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

Narrow web news from: TLMI, FTA, Logotech, Scapa North America, ANI Printing Inks, UPM Rafsec, SAMSys Technologies, RFID Experts Group, and Seal-It.

RFID Primer

Published: June 30, 2005, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor

Whether it’s the issue of ROI, getting a handle on the still-evolving EPCglobal standards, or trying to understand the mandates from Wal-Mart, Target, and Dept. of Defense, there are a variety of concepts for converters to grasp in the ever-talked-about world of radio frequency identification (RFID).

People & Places

Published: June 30, 2005, By PFFC staff

News from: Maxcess, Anderson & Vreeland, Sun Chemical, Great Northern Corp., Rad-Cure, Scitex Vision, BGE, ANI Printing Inks, Black Clawson, ORIX Vendor Finance, Eurotherm Flexible Solutions, Kodak Graphic Communications Group, Absolutely Micro*Clean, Bayer Films Americas, Toshiba America Information Systems, and Deublin.

COF in Printed Packaging

Published: June 30, 2005, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D. Contributing Editor

Automatic packaging operations require a specific range of lubricity to process packaging products. Printing inks contribute to the package lubricity and affect both the static as well as kinetic coefficient of friction (COF).

New Products

Published: June 30, 2005, By PFFC staff

New products from: Esko-Graphics, Stork Prints, Webex, Fife, Jennerjahn Machine, X-Rite, Butler Automatic, Vetaphone, Tokuden, Menges Roller Co., Circonix, Collaborative Studio, THK America, Mahlo, Energy Sciences, Dover Flexo Electronics, Harper Corp. of America, NDC Infrared Engineering, Nexen Group, Acom, and JTW Intl.

Heat Transfer Gets More Precise

Published: June 30, 2005, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor

Talking to suppliers of heat transfer rolls is a little like listening to the weatherman. They both talk about temperatures quite a lot, but there is one big difference: When these suppliers talk about temperatures, they use precise measurements. And they guarantee them!

Global Events & Trends

Published: June 30, 2005, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor

While the month of July is typically dry when it comes to news in this industry, I found no problem locating headlines—some of which we certainly could have done without.

E-waste Recycling Legislation Could Frame Waste Management Debate

Published: June 30, 2005, By Sheila A. Millar Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC

As we have reported previously, increasing public concern over solid waste management is spurring consideration of “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) and “shared responsibility” approaches to waste minimization and reduction. A case in point is the divergent electronic waste (E-waste) legislation in Maine and California.

18 Ways to Cut Coating Costs

Published: June 30, 2005, By E. Lawrence Gogolin, Gogolin & Assoc.

What are some ideas for cost reduction projects in a coating operation? Very often coating costs are characterized in terms of dollars per square foot. Products of high volume and low technology have values under $0.05/sq ft. In narrow web, slow speed, and high technology applications, cost can exceed $1.00/sq ft. To be competitive, there is a need to find ways to lower these costs.

Diversified Carton Printing

Published: June 30, 2005, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson Associate Editor

With more than 500 people at manufacturing sites and design and sales centers across North America, Specialized Packaging Group (SPG) designs and manufactures folding cartons and packaging machinery for the consumer products industry.

PRINT & CONVERTER 05 New Product Digest

Published: June 30, 2005, By PFFC staff

Catch a glimpse of the innovative equipment and materials that will be on display at the upcoming Print 05 & Converting 05 Expo.

Materials

Published: June 30, 2005, By PFFC staff

New products from: Brushfoil, Spinnaker Coating, Uvitec Printing Ink, Sun Chemical, Bayer Films Americas, Rayven, Kurz Transfer Products, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, and Toray Plastics (America).

Concave Rollers Pros & Cons

Published: June 30, 2005, By Timothy J. Walker TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.

Got some nasty wrinkles on a roller? Some tape here, some tape there—wrinkles be gone. Adding tape collars or bands to a cylindrical roller just under each of the web’s edges turns a cylindrical roller into a wrinkle-stopping concave roller.

Converting Industry News

Published: June 30, 2005, By Edited by Deborah Donberg

News from: DigiPops, Prime UV Systems, Converflex Argentina, Mamata Machinery, National Adhesives, PLGA, PCMC, Proslit, Conformer Expansion Products, Packaging Personified, Eastman Kodak, Polymer Processing Equipment, D-S LLC, Enercon, and the Supreme Court ruels on cleanups.

Always the Student

Published: May 31, 2005, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor

Just when I think I’ve got a grip on something in this industry, the technology or economic circumstances or political environment or key people or whatever makes a giant leap of change. Sometimes the direction of change is not forward, though, which makes life in the converting industry very interesting.

You're Too Tense!

Published: May 31, 2005, By Carrie Cleaveland, Assistant Editor

When planning to purchase tension controls, there is a lot for the converter to consider. "It's not just as easy as buying brand X controller and throwing it on your system and away you go." Here are some of the important questions to consider.

Positive Projections

Published: May 31, 2005, By Nsenga Thompson, Associate Editor

Paperboard packaging provides advantages in the distribution, marketing, protection, and preservation of thousands of consumer goods, reports the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). These apparent advantages may be key to the positive sales projections forecast for the paperboard industry this year.

New Products, Part 2

Published: May 31, 2005, By PFFC staff

New products from: Petzold Concept, UV Process Supply, Scientific Technologies, Beijing Roy Environment Technology, AccuWeb, Convertech, Baldor Electric, Nireco, MAN Roland, GEW, Esko-Graphics, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, Amacoil, A.W.T. World Trade Group, imaging Technology intl., Hardy Instruments, Davis-Standard, Anderson & Vreeland, HarperScientific, Tidland, IST Metz, ICS, Tilt Lock, and Nexen Group.

Winner's Circle

Published: May 31, 2005, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor

What happens when you cross elegance with form and function? The Best of Show winners of the 55th Annual National Paperbox Assn. Packaging Competition are a gleaming example.

The Design Supply Chain

Published: May 31, 2005, By Mark Vanover, Esko-Graphics

The packaging industry needs a comprehensive workflow that optimizes process efficiency throughout the entire supply chain.

Converting Industry News

Published: May 31, 2005, By Edited by Deborah Donberg

News from: Pliant Corp., Ceramis, Poly Print, Godiva Chocolatier, Tyco Plastics, CPFilms, Freedonia Group, CMM, CPP Expo, Comexi, Black Clawson, Universal Converting Equipment, PPA, SVC, SGIA, and Bobst.

On the Move...

Published: May 31, 2005, By PFFC staff

News from: Gardner Carton & Douglas, Kurz, Radiant Engery, Recycled Paperboard Alliance, X-Rite, Heidelberg USA, W&H, Kendall Packaging Corp., Hanovia, Presstek, Challenge Printing, Mohawk Paper Mills, Eckart, Redlake USA, PrintCity, American Baler, Industrial Engraving Corp., Smurfit-Stone, Scitex Vision, IntraPac, Dalim, Scapa North America, Michelman, Aladdin Laminating, Brushfoil, Multisorb Technologies, M-real USA, Eurotherm, PIA/GATF, Water Ink Technologies, AB Graphic Intl., Domino Amjet, Lily Cups, Latran Technologies, Maxcess, Cellramic, AVT, Universal Laser Systems, University of Oriented Polypropylene, and Brookfield Engineering Laboratories.

Drawing Conclusions: Part II

Published: May 31, 2005, By Timothy J. Walker TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.

The principles of draw control usually create a good deal of confusion. Let’s pick up where we left off in my last column and see if we can move from drawing confusions to draw control conclusions.

Food Contact Regs: a Global Look

Published: May 31, 2005, By Sheila A. Millar Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC

Packaging products, particularly products in contact with food, are subject to regulation around the world. The differences in those regulations, particularly differences between the US and European Union (EU) systems, reflect fundamental differences in policy, rooted in their respective legal frameworks, that are important for industry members to understand. The subject is highly technical and complex; we provide here only a brief overview.

Odor & Exempt Solvents

Published: May 31, 2005, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D. Contributing Editor

Requirements for low odor in flexible packaging change as new materials are introduced in printing and laminating operations. Retained solvent is the primary odor concern of the printer and converter, and tight odor standards are maintained for printed and laminated structures.

Give Customer What He Wants

Published: May 31, 2005, By David J. Bentley Jr. Contributing Editor

Too many times converters make substitutions when filling orders from their customers, with serious consequences. The customer will be unhappy unless he receives exactly what he ordered.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: May 31, 2005, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Contributing Editor

Easy-opening packaging technology, using thermal process imaging for extruder analysis and improvement, a novel seal-peel system, and the effects of resin selection and extrusion variables on peelable seal performance.

Materials

Published: May 31, 2005, By PFFC staff

New products from: VonSon Liquid Inks, Ashland, Scapa North America, ADM Tronics, Rock-Tenn, Day Intl., Environmental Inks and Coatings, FLEXcon, Toray Plastics (America), and Rogers.

Reporter Clips

Published: May 31, 2005, By by Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

Narrow web news from: Label Technology, Geo Label, RFID Journal Live, Gidue, MPI Label Systems, The Kennedy Group, ANI Printing Inks, Raflatac, and Mark Andy.